Southland panel rejects funds for ethanol fueling stations

Ethanol

08-02-10

A regional panel Thursday turned down nearly $11 million in federal stimulus dollars targeted to build 55 ethanol fueling stations across Southern California, saying it had policy concerns about ethanol as an alternative to gasoline.

Corn-based ethanol causes more harm than good for the environment because it has to be trucked from farms in the Midwest, said council members of the Southern California Assn. of Governments.

Source: www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ethanol5-2010feb05,0,185052.story

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